Crypticerya genistae

Crypticerya genistae
	Adult female in Florida in 2024
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Sternorrhyncha
Family:	Monophlebidae
Genus:	Crypticerya
Species:	C. genistae
Binomial name
	Crypticerya genistae; Hempel, 1912
Synonyms
	Icerya genistae Hempel 1912

Crypticerya genistae is a species of giant scale insect in the tribe Iceryini. Adult females somewhat resemble the widespread Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), having a light orange body, black legs and a white fluted ovisac. However the ovisac is much larger, measuring 0.66–0.75 inches (17–19 mm), and is held either erect of parallel to the host plant. They are very similar in appearance to Icerya rileyi and Icerya littoralis.

Native to South America (including Brazil), C. genistae was accidentally introduced to Florida by 2005 and to the Cayman Islands by 2006.

References

↑ Unruh, Corinne M. (30 April 2008). "A taxonomic review of the Crypticerya species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, including description of a new species from Baja California". Zootaxa. 1759 (1): 1–42. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1759.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
1 2 Hodges, Greg (9 November 2006). "Crypticerya genistae (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) A new exotic scale insect for Florida" (PDF). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.
1 2 Hodges, G. S.; Hodges, A. C.; Unruh, C. M. (June 2008). "A New Exotic Pest for Florida's Natural Areas: Crypticerya genistae (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae)". Florida Entomologist. 91 (2): 335–337. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2008)91[335:ANEPFF]2.0.CO;2.
↑ "Did You Know? Genista giant-scale – Department of Agriculture". Department of Agriculture. Cayman Islands Government. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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[unruh-1] Unruh, Corinne M. (30 April 2008). "A taxonomic review of the Crypticerya species (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Monophlebidae) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, including description of a new species from Baja California". Zootaxa. 1759 (1): 1–42. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1759.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.

[alert-2] 1 2 Hodges, Greg (9 November 2006). "Crypticerya genistae (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) A new exotic scale insect for Florida" (PDF). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.

[hodges-3] 1 2 Hodges, G. S.; Hodges, A. C.; Unruh, C. M. (June 2008). "A New Exotic Pest for Florida's Natural Areas: Crypticerya genistae (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae)". Florida Entomologist. 91 (2): 335–337. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2008)91[335:ANEPFF]2.0.CO;2.

[4] "Did You Know? Genista giant-scale – Department of Agriculture". Department of Agriculture. Cayman Islands Government. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.